The song "Atomic" by Blondie was banned by the BBC during the Gulf War in 1990. The ban was due to the BBC's sensitivity to songs that might reference war or explosions during that international conflict. The title "Atomic" was interpreted as a reference to a bomb or nuclear warfare, which the BBC deemed inappropriate to play alongside news bulletins about potential bombings. Despite the band's intention to use "Atomic" to suggest a futuristic element rather than warfare, the song was included among 67 tracks banned for potentially offensive or sensitive content related to the war. Other similarly banned songs included Cher's "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" and Lulu's "Boom-Bang-a-Bang." The ban was more about the timing and the sensitivity of the situation than the actual lyrics of the song, which hardly mentioned war explicitly.